byr ei olwg

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): (standard) /ˌbɨ̞r ei̯ ˈɔlʊɡ/, (colloquial) /ˌbɨ̞r ɪ ˈɔlʊɡ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): (standard) /ˌbɪr ei̯ ˈoːlʊɡ/, /ˌbɪr ei̯ ˈɔlʊɡ/, (colloquial) /ˌbɪr i ˈoːlʊɡ/, /ˌbɪr i ˈɔlʊɡ/

Adjective

byr ei olwg (feminine singular byr ei golwg, plural byr eu golwg, equative byrred ei olwg, comparative byrrach ei olwg, superlative byrraf ei olwg)

1. short-sighted, near-sighted, myopic

Inflection

Personal forms (literary & colloquial)

	Singular	Plural
First person	byr fy ngolwg	byr ein golwg
Second person	byr dy olwg	byr eich golwg
Third person	byr ei olwg m byr ei golwg f	byr eu golwg

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
byr ei olwg	fyr ei olwg	myr ei olwg	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “byr ei olwg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies